I know the wisdom is that you should change chains and sprockets at the same time as a worn out chain will wear out new sprockets quickly and vice-versa. I'm thinking of putting a 16T front sprocket onto my bike which has 5000 miles on the original chain / sprocket and which has been Scottoilered since new, so is it prudent, or just a waste of money, to fit a new chain / rear sprocket at the same time?

If you change the fronts when they start to show wear you'll usually get more chain life anyway. They wear 3x faster than the rear. With an oiler the chain stretching to match the sprockets if the main life eater.

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the Stromtrooper Forum : Suzuki V-Strom Motorcycle Forums forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

Log-in

User Name

Remember Me?

Password

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.